Pacific Dataviz Challenge · 2026
Two speeds sit side by side: clean-energy uptake and the emissions burden still carried by each system. Across seven island states, the useful question is not who is “winning”; it is where the starting points and policy choices differ.
01 · A common year
Each dot is a country. Move right for a higher renewable share; move up for more greenhouse gas emissions per person. The two axes describe different pressures—they are not a score.
Interactive chart requires JavaScript; open the CSV snapshot below to inspect the observations.
02 · A country in motion
Use the selector to follow one country across time. The third line adds a climate signal—the annual sea-surface-temperature anomaly over its EEZ—without pretending it is a damage or vulnerability score.
Interactive chart requires JavaScript; open the CSV snapshot below to inspect the observations.
Interactive chart requires JavaScript; open the CSV snapshot below to inspect the observations.
Interactive chart requires JavaScript; open the CSV snapshot below to inspect the observations.
03 · A closer read
This table keeps the exact 2022 values beside the visual so the story stays inspectable.
| Rank by renewable share | Renewable share | GHG / person | Sea-surface anomaly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interactive table requires JavaScript; open the CSV snapshot below to inspect the observations. | |||
Rank is descriptive only. The sea-surface anomaly is shown as a separate climate signal, not a measure of damage or resilience.
Keep the caveat visible
This explorer is a comparison tool, not a causal model. It gives a shared vocabulary for the next policy question.
Country-level differences in three official indicators, and how those signals change over time.
Exposure to hazards, distribution within a country, energy reliability, prices, or the causes of a year-to-year change.
Which investments make clean energy dependable and affordable without shifting costs onto already exposed communities?
Evidence trail
The data snapshot is local and inspectable. The page does not silently replace missing observations or call a relationship causal.
Pacific Data Hub .Stat, the official data explorer named by the Challenge.
Open .Stat Explorer ↗GHG emissions and sea-surface anomaly from DF_CLIMATE_CHANGE; renewable energy share from DF_SDG.
Values are downloaded into a CSV and embedded locally so the interactive page works without a live API call.
See the fetch script ↗